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“The only newspaper on Earth that cares about the Galena Interior THE Learning Academy” February 5, 2009 Issue 3, Volume 7 MONSTER Visit us often on the web at http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ak/galena/gila/ State lawmaker checks out campus By KIMBERLY “check up on the GREENWAY, vocational programs and associate editor, help promote location and HALEY BROWN, regional learning centers.” staff writer Neuman is a two- term Republican State Rep. Mark representing Wasilla and Neuman came to visit our the Mat-Su valley. GILA campus to see how He is sponsoring our school taught House Bill (HB) 2, which vocational classes and will get funding for 10 served Alaska’s young educational institutions people. including GILA. The bill is Neuman said in an a general fund to help pay Alaska State Rep. Mark Neuman talks with GILA Monster reporter interview with The GILA Haley Brown and associate editor Kimberly Greenway. The Mat-Su Republican was visiting GILA to see a vocational educational school Monster that he wanted to Cont. on back page in action. Staff photo Energy conservation conference coming GILA students face challenges By RAVEN MUSTAFOSKI By HALEY BROWN “Our students are Staff writer and KAITLIN our bright and shining hope IVANOFF to the future of Alaska. I The Alaska Rural Energy Conference is April Staff writers want them involved 2-4 at the Galena Interior Learning Academy. because we need to have The conferences center focus will be a series Rand Rosecrans, their vitality, energy and of educational projects, events, and training activities the culinary arts teacher fresh perspective, brought whose practical outcomes will be applied by our and one of several to bear on this immense Continued on page 11 organizers of this year’s challenge,” said Mr. rural energy conservation Rosecrans. He is also a The GILA Monster is written and produced by the journalism conference, wants to Galena city council classes at the Galena Interior Learning Academy, Galena, educate the students in member. Alaska. Students are Haley Brown, Kaitlin Ivanoff, Amber Harris, Raven Mustafoski, Wendy Parent, Ernie Peters Jr., order to help them face the Rosecrans’ inter- Kyle Sagoonick, Everett Semone, Marilyn Sheldon, Ariel Jade complex and difficult est in conserving energy Turner, Justin Vasquez, and Hiram Walker Jr. The editor in challenges of providing chief is Tyler Martin; the associate editor is Kimberly Greenway. The teacher is Paul Apfelbeck. energy to rural Alaska. Cont. on page 11 The medication generation Medication is a Hyperactivity, added that often after approval to dispense the lack of concentration, being put on medication, medication. way of life for difficulty with memory, the student often doesn’t “Since there is a many students nervous condition, or mind. vast array of behavioral depression are typical The process that issues and subsequent By HALEY BROWN reasons for people to be the schools and students medications prescribed for Staff writer placed on medications. have to go through from such issues, it is difficult to Can students or diagnosis to getting explain one way of dealing The depression with students on got really bad. A recent “A good rule of thumb is to always medication,” said Mr. death in the family, LaBounty. combined with other past accept and treat others as you “Each student is an trauma, eventually led to would wish to be treated.” individual with unique the student being put on problems, emotional and/ medication. Then that parents reject the medication in school has or chemical. One must student came to GILA. medication if they want to? several steps. First, a also take into account type This student, like “Yes, they can,” student must meet with a of medication being taken. about 1.6 million other said Mr. Francis qualified professional like Often medications are students around the United LaBounty, counselor at a psychiatrist or a doctor prescribed and taken in States, takes medication GILA. “However, state or after an appropriate combination with other for emotional and federal laws may require referral. Second, if the medications. A good rule behavioral issues and certain types of medication is prescribed, of thumb is to always attends classes everyday. medications must be the school officials should accept and treat others as That student may be sitting given.” be notified. Third, qualified you would wish to be next to you. Mr. LaBounty school officials are given treated.” Handbook defines food allowed in classrooms By SANDY TEE There are many at GILA. appetite. They might not Staff writer rules in the handbook. If the teacher want to eat during the One rule that we will be does not mind food being regular scheduled times. There are many focusing on is food in the in the classroom, they “We don’t want different types of rules classroom. No rule on can provide it if they want people to skip breakfast that everyone has to food allowed in to, although they don’t and come over here to eat follow and live by. There classrooms is mentioned. have to. “There can be candy for health are rules everywhere. What do the students do food if the teacher brings reasons,” said Mr. White. When is it that there are if there is no rule in the it,” said Mr. White. The students can too many? When are they handbook? Timing can also ask their teacher if they considered to be “What we have play a part in the rules can bring food. ineffective? decided between the two about food in classrooms. They have to Here at GILA we schools is that all rules The school board thinks keep in mind that the have a handbook that are to the minimum and that if students are able to teacher could say no. informs the students as we can increase them,” eat food in the classroom On special occasions or well as teachers what the said Mr. White, principal then they will ruin their celebrations, it’s different. rules are. 2 Winterball dance is Feb. 21 The semiformal Winterball dance is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Galena Community Hall. Winterball is a semi-formal dance open to all high school students at Galena. The cost for the dance is $10 for a couple and $6 for an individual. The dance ends at midnight. The dance is sponsored by the unified Galena high school government. The tickets are available at the door and by speaking with any member of student government. Transportation from and to the dance for boarding school students will be provided by the dorm staff. There will be basketball that afternoon against the Delta Junction Huskies the same day. Those games are at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The Delta Junction Huskies will also attend the dance if they want. How about fries with that? Chef Rand and students serve up gigantic moose cheeseburger How to make an enormous moose cheeseburger: Left - Culinary arts teacher Rand Rosecrans puts the cheese and tomatoes on the burger; above - the finished product; below left - Jamie Afcan and Mr. Rosecrans give the moose meat a distinctly burger shape. By JORDAN Rosecrans and his students Church. largest hamburger was TINDALL started off with 12.5 Chef Rand made in Clinton Station Staff writer pounds of moose meat to wondered aloud if it was Diner, New Jersey, on make the humongous the biggest mooseburger October 29, 2006. The world’s mooseburger. This wasn’t ever made. There aren’t The dimensions on biggest? Who knows. But just any other moose many records out there that bad boy measured out that moose cheeseburger burger - this burger was concerning moose- to be 28 inches in diameter made in Galena on used to help raise money burgers. It’s still small and 11.5 inches in height - December 6, 2008, was for the local church compared to the largest and a whopping 105 certainly a sight to see. Christmas bazaar at St. beef burger, though. pounds in total weight. Chef Rand John Berchman’s Catholic The world’s 3 Editorial Students need open web access By TYLER hopelessness. the web, but also I’m not saying we MARTIN Now, the something that won’t should look at every Editor blockers do help hinder our learning website out there shield our teenage process or sever our because that would be No parent minds from a lot of ties with the outside impossible. If a wants their children bad things out there on world. Letting us get student suggests a exposed to the the internet. I never and receive e-mails website should be inappropriate images said that all blockers from commonly used unblocked, an that the internet seems are bad. I’m merely e-mail providers would administrator could to be plump full of or suggesting that they be an excellent start. look at it on the spot, to be preyed upon by are too protective with That would take away immediately determine some pervert. what they block. some feelings of whether it is Let’s face it What we need isolation. appropriate, and if it though, not the entire is a happy medium, Letting in some is, unblock it while internet is bad. It is something that will websites that might be student works. That is actually a useful tool in protect us from the useful information what I think should be our education process, inapprop-riateness of would be helpful too. done. and some of the school website blockers are blocking some material that might be useful. The website blockers GILA poll shows being online is a hinder, if not stop completely, our part of daily life for most students connection to the outside world.